CLUSTER INITIATIVES IN EU POLICY

                                      Piotr Pachura, PhD
                              Czestochowa University of Technology


ABSTRACT: According to the results of literary research it is possible to univocally state that
the geographical proximity between enterprises of a similar profile of activity facilitates the
achievement of a higher level of productivity and innovativenesss. The clusters covering the
spatial sphere of its location: producers, suppliers, service providers, research units,
educational institutions and other units supporting a given sector became an important factor
in the economic development of regions. The trend towards interaction and basing on the
resources of business partners operating in a given location results from the new trends of
management, among others, the school of resources in strategic management at the top with
key competences and the open innovation paradigm.

Keywords: cluster, innovativness, UE policy

JEL Codes:E2